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Gastrostomy is increasingly used in multiple neurological conditions associated with intellectual disability, with no apparent accessibility barriers

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Increased risk of autism spectrum disorder with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy with intellectual disability for mothers of some foreign-born groups

Improving the lives of children with a disability and their families sits at the core of our team.

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Children with intellectual disability who underwent gastrostomy – a feeding tube placed into the stomach – had better overall health and fewer hospitalisations for all causes except acute respiratory illnesses, research led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found.

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Government early intervention services for children with intellectual disability (ID) in Western Australia have adopted the model of family-centred care.

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The aim of this study was to examine trends of Down syndrome (DS) in relation to maternal age and termination of pregnancies (ToP) in 20 registries

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A project led by The Kids Research Institute Australia’s child disability team will seek to reduce potentially preventable hospitalisations and build health literacy for children and young people with intellectual disability.

One of the many reasons for setting up the International CDKL5 Disorder Database was to learn more about this condition.

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For mothers with intellectual disability, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes need addressing

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Improved survival for children born with Down syndrome over the last 60 years has occurred incrementally, but disparities still exist